LEAD Addiction Diversion Expansion [developing]
Key Questions
What is the LEAD program expansion in North Carolina?
A $1.5M investment funds LEAD expansion in 7 NC communities, including Greensboro, diverting low-level addiction offenders from jail to treatment and services. It aligns with anti-criminalization efforts and critiques of jails as shelters.
What state investments support Triad recovery programs?
North Carolina is investing $5.7M in addiction recovery, boosting Triad programs like NC Survivors Union's transitional housing, peer support, and mobile outreach for unhoused individuals with substance use disorders.
How does LEAD address addiction and homelessness?
LEAD diverts low-level offenders to services instead of jail, supported by Triad initiatives for unhoused individuals with SUD. This approach counters reliance on jails for sheltering.
$1.5M funds expansion of LEAD in 7 NC communities including Greensboro, diverting low-level addiction offenders from jail to treatment/services; boosted by $5.7M state investment in Triad recovery programs like NC Survivors Union transitional housing/peer/mobile outreach for unhoused SUD. Aligns with anti-criminalization and jail-as-shelter critiques.